Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • meet up: To arrange to meet someone.
  • final project: A culminating academic assignment, often involving research or creative work.
  • sit down: To take a seat
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
  • take initiative: To be proactive and take the first step in doing something without being told to do so.
  • in total: Completely; with everything added together.
  • work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
  • set up
  • get together: To gather, or come together for some purpose
  • going on: To continue doing something
  • over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
  • read off: To recite or announce something from a list.
  • work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
  • got to: To arrive at some place
  • somehow manage: To succeed in doing something despite difficulties or a lack of resources.
  • phone in: Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • other than: Except for; apart from.
  • turn in: To produce or achieve a good performance
  • in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
  • check up on: To investigate or inspect
  • pissed off: Angry or annoyed.
  • dog eat dog: A situation where people compete fiercely and ruthlessly.
  • get to the bottom of: To find the true cause or explanation of something.
  • in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
  • literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
  • entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
  • absolutely: Completely; totally; very
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
  • crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
  • split: No longer married or in a relationship
  • freak: (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
  • bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
  • concern: To be about a particular topic
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
  • response: Something said/written as an answer to something
  • contact: Touching or feeling something
  • explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
  • lecture: To speak to someone to show anger or warn them
  • bilingual: Being able to speak two languages well
  • pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
  • guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
  • record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
  • project: To predict what will happen in the future
  • inhale: To breathe in something like air or smoke
  • text: To send a message by phone or other device
  • energy: Physical or mental strength
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • exert: To make something have an effect on something else
  • limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
  • semester: Half or a third of a school or college year
  • decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
  • audio: Concerning sound
  • fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
  • college: School or educational institution for adults
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • turn: To become (a particular age)
  • confrontation: A disagreement or argument
  • minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
  • professor: Teacher who teaches at a college or university
  • fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
  • composure: Self-possession and control of emotions; calmness
  • rant: To talk on and on in an excited or confused way
  • barren: (Of a woman) not able to have children
  • horrendous: Causing horror; awful; very bad
  • overboard: Going over the side of a boat or ship into the sea
  • disrespectful: Rude and lacking respect
  • morph: (Of computer animation) to gradually change shape
  • freakin: Used to emphasize what is being said, or to express anger
  • preschool: Educational institution before primary school
  • breather: Short rest after activity
  • snowball: Ball of snow you throw at each other
  • sweetest: Having the nicest nature, character
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    • absolutely

      US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/

      UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/

      • Adverb
      • Completely; totally; very
      • Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
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    • animate

      US /ˈænəˌmet/

      UK /'ænɪmeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give life, energy, or motion to something
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    • audio

      US /ˈɔ:dioʊ/

      UK /ˈɔ:diəʊ/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning sound
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Sound, especially when recorded or transmitted.
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    • barren

      US /ˈbærən/

      UK /ˈbærən/

      • Adjective
      • (Of a woman) not able to have children
      • (Of land) infertile
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    • basically

      US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/

      UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • Used before you explain something simply, clearly
      • In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
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    • bilingual

      US /baɪˈlɪŋɡwəl/

      UK /ˌbaɪˈlɪŋgwəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being able to speak two languages well
      • Noun
      • Person able to use two languages well
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    • breather

      US /'bri:ðər/

      UK /ˈbri:ðə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Short rest after activity
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    • check up on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To investigate or inspect
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    • college

      US /'kɑːlɪdʒ/

      UK /'kɒlɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • School or educational institution for adults
      • A constituent body of a university.
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    • composure

      US /kəmˈpoʊʒə(r)/

      UK /kəmˈpəʊʒə(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Self-possession and control of emotions; calmness
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    • concern

      US /kənˈsɚn/

      UK /kənˈsɜ:n/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be about a particular topic
      • To have a direct impact on someone
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Company, firm or business
      • Feeling of worry or anxiety
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    • confrontation

      US /ˌkɑ:nfrənˈteɪʃn/

      UK /ˌkɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • A disagreement or argument
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    • contact

      US /ˈkɑnˌtækt/

      UK /'kɒntækt/

      • Adjective
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Touching or feeling something
      • Object that allows electricity to run through it
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    • decide

      US /dɪˈsaɪd/

      UK /dɪ'saɪd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
      • To make a legal judgment in court
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    • disrespectful

      US /ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfəl/

      UK /ˌdɪsrɪ'spektfl/

      • Adjective
      • Rude and lacking respect
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    • dog eat dog

      US /dɔg it dɔg/

      UK /dɒg i:t dɒg/

      • other
      • A situation where people compete fiercely and ruthlessly.
      B2
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    • energy

      US /ˈɛnədʒi/

      UK /'enədʒɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical or mental strength
      • Enthusiasm and determination.
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    • entire

      US /ɛnˈtaɪr/

      UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
      • Undivided; not shared or distributed.
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    • exert

      US /ɪgˈzɜ:rt/

      UK /ɪgˈzɜ:t/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make something have an effect on something else
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    • final project

      US

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A culminating academic assignment, often involving research or creative work.
      • The last or concluding undertaking in a series of tasks or developments.
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    • fine

      US /faɪn/

      UK /faɪn/

      • Adjective
      • Good, acceptable or satisfactory
      • Of high quality; made with great skill
      • Countable Noun
      • Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
      • (at the end of a piece of music) the end
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    • freak

      US /friːk/

      UK /friːk/

      • Adjective
      • (Of weather, etc.) unusual; unpredictable; amazing
      • Noun
      • A person, animal, or event that is physically abnormal, very unusual, or unlike others.
      • A person with an unusual appearance or behaviour.
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    • freakin

      US /friːkɪn/

      UK /friːkɪn/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize what is being said, or to express anger
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    • get to the bottom of

      US /ɡɛt tə ðə ˈbɑtəm ʌv/

      UK /ɡet tə ðə ˈbɒtəm əv/

      • other
      • To find the true cause or explanation of something.
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    • get together

      US /ɡɛt təˈɡɛðɚ/

      UK /ɡet təˈɡeðə/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To gather, or come together for some purpose
      • To start a romantic relationship.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To meet for social or recreational purposes.
      • To start a romantic relationship.
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • got to

      US /ɡɑt tu/

      UK /gɔt tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrive at some place
      • To have the opportunity or permission to do something
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To appeal to the emotions of; move
      • To finally begin to start something after a delay
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • horrendous

      US /hɔˈrɛndəs, hə-/

      UK /hɒˈrendəs/

      • Adjective
      • Causing horror; awful; very bad
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    • in the face of

      US //ɪn ðə feɪs ɑv//

      UK

      • Phrase
      • When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
      • Despite; in defiance of; when confronted with.
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    • in time

      US /ɪn taɪm/

      UK /in taim/

      • Adverb
      • Eventually; after a period of time.
      • Not late; with enough time to spare.
      • Phrase
      • Eventually; before it is too late.
      • According to the scheduled time; punctual.
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    • in total

      US /ɪn ˈtotl/

      UK /in ˈtəutəl/

      • Phrase
      • Completely; with everything added together.
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    • inhale

      US /ɪnˈhel/

      UK /ɪnˈheɪl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To breathe in something like air or smoke
      • To eat or drink something extremely fast
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    • initiative

      US /ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/

      UK /ɪ'nɪʃətɪv/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
      • New plan or idea that is meant to fix a problem
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    • lecture

      US /ˈlɛktʃɚ/

      UK /'lektʃə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To speak to someone to show anger or warn them
      • To give a talk or speech about a subject
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Telling someone off for doing something wrong
      • Talk or speech about a particular subject
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    • limit

      US /ˈlɪmɪt/

      UK /'lɪmɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Point beyond which it is not possible to go
      • A line or edge marking the boundary of an area.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or prevent an increase past a point
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    • literally

      US /ˈlɪtərəli/

      UK

      • Adverb
      • In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
      • Used for emphasis to describe something that is actually true, often to highlight surprise or intensity.
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • meet up

      US /mit ʌp/

      UK /mi:t ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To arrange to meet someone.
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    • morph

      US /mɔ:rf/

      UK /mɔ:f/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of computer animation) to gradually change shape
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    • other than

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Except for; apart from.
      • Conjunction
      • Different from.
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    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
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    • over to

      US

      UK

      • Preposition
      • Used to hand over to someone else to speak
      • The responsibility is now yours
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    • overboard

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • Going over the side of a boat or ship into the sea
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    • phone in

      US /foʊn ɪn/

      UK /fəʊn ɪn/

      • other
      • Call someone by phone, often to report or notify remotely.
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    • pissed off

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Angry or annoyed.
      • Disgusted or bored
      • Phrasal Verb
      • To go away; leave
      • To annoy someone
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    • preschool

      US /ˈpriˈskul/

      UK /ˈpri:sku:l/

      • Noun
      • Educational institution before primary school
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    • professor

      US /prəˈfɛsɚ/

      UK /prəˈfesə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Teacher who teaches at a college or university
      • A title given to a teacher of the highest academic rank in a college or university.
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    • rant

      US /rænt/

      UK /rænt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To talk on and on in an excited or confused way
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    • read off

      US /rid ɔf/

      UK /ri:d ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To recite or announce something from a list.
      • To extract or interpret data from a storage medium.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To recite something from memory.
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    • response

      US /rɪˈspɑns/

      UK /riˈspɔns/

      • Noun
      • Something said/written as an answer to something
      • Reaction to something that has occurred
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    • semester

      US /səˈmɛstɚ/

      UK /sɪˈmestə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Half or a third of a school or college year
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    • set up

      US /sɛt ʌp/

      UK /set ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make arrangements for something; establish
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To arrange or prepare something for use.
      • To start a business, organization, etc.
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    • sit down

      US /sit daʊn/

      UK /sit daun/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To take a seat
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    • snowball

      US /ˈsnoʊˌbɔl/

      UK /'snəʊbɔ:l/

      • Countable Noun
      • Ball of snow you throw at each other
      • Intransitive Verb
      • To increase dramatically in number or degree
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    • somehow manage

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • To succeed in doing something despite difficulties or a lack of resources.
      B1
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    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
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    • split

      US /splɪt/

      UK /splɪt/

      • Adjective
      • No longer married or in a relationship
      • (Injured) by cutting it open, as in someone's lip
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To become divided or broken along a straight line
      • To cause a cut in (lip, etc.)
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    • sweetest

      US

      UK

      • Adjective
      • Having the nicest nature, character
      • Being the most sugary in taste
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    • take initiative

      US

      UK

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be proactive and take the first step in doing something without being told to do so.
      C1
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    • turn in

      US /tɚn ɪn/

      UK /tə:n in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To produce or achieve a good performance
      • To go to bed
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    • work at

      US /wɚk æt/

      UK /wə:k æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have a job at a particular place or organization.
      • To make an effort to improve something.
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    • work on

      US /wɚk ɑn/

      UK /wə:k ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To devote effort to improve or develop something
      • To try to persuade or influence someone.
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    • work to do

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
      • Obligations or responsibilities that require effort and attention.
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

    Vocabulary
    • brave

      adj. Having courage

    • comfort zone

      phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe

    Explanation
    a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step". forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead". The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.

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    brave

    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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